diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear-gray-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear-gray-ardour.colors
index c475fceec1..519e32aba7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear-gray-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear-gray-ardour.colors
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Ardour theme-name="Clear Gray">
-  <Colors>
+ <Colors>
     <Color name="color 1" value="0x20b2b2ff"/>
     <Color name="color 10" value="0xf0f0f0ff"/>
     <Color name="color 100" value="0xe49c9cff"/>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_automation_track_header" alias="color 48"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_background" alias="color 87"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bases" alias="color 22"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_bg_selected" alias="color 13"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="gtk_bg_selected" alias="color 81"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bg_tooltip" alias="color 74"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bright_color" alias="color 74"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bright_indicator" alias="color 13"/>
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@
     <ColorAlias name="meter marker" alias="color 19"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: fill" alias="color 34"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: fill active" alias="color 46"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: led" alias="color 13"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: led" alias="meter color8"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: led active" alias="color 9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill" alias="color 34"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill active" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led active" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peaklabel" alias="color 13"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill active" alias="meter color8"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led" alias="meter color8"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led active" alias="meter color8"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peaklabel" alias="meter color8"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterstrip dpm bg" alias="color 27"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterstrip dpm fg" alias="color 31"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterstrip ppm bg" alias="color 27"/>